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To: DiViT who wrote (31956)	4/7/1998 6:42:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 50808

Compaq invests in Chromatics. Mpact3.... techweb.cmp.com

To: DiViT who wrote (31956)	4/7/1998 7:24:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Putting the shine on Apple for Digital TV????????????????????? www5.zdnet.com Jobs pushes QuickTime for TV Jobs pushed the latest version of Apple's multimedia authoring and viewing platform, QuickTime 3, to broadcasters as a tool that would let producers create content once, but make it available for a variety of platforms. Digital dilemma This sort of streamlining strikes a chord with broadcasters, who see the digital age as the computer industry's excuse to get into TV. Soon, a single TV program will need to be adapted for a variety of media, including interactive TV and the Internet -- both havens for new technology introduced by the PC industry. "The ability to reuse content on the Internet and on TV is the key to managing digital TV," said John Hollar, executive vice president of the Public Broadcasting Service during the NAB Multimedia World keynote.

To: DiViT who wrote (31956)	4/7/1998 9:39:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 50808

"Show me the money"(Jerry Mcguire, been on DVD). Hey there may be some money in this broadcast business............................. infoseek.com Full story NDS Secures World's Largest Digital Terrestrial Technology Deal From NTL; Contract Valued at $40 Million BUSINESS WIRE Tue, Apr 07 1998 National Association of Broadcasters LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1998-- NDS Technology And Expertise Selected By NTL For UK Digital Terrestrial Networks NDS, the leading provider of end-to-end digital broadcasting systems, today announced that it has been awarded the world's largest digital terrestrial technology contract, worth over $40 million, by NTL for digital terrestrial TV (DTV) networks in the UK, due on-air later this year. NDS will supply its System 3000 DTV video compression, modulating, multiplexing and transcoding solutions, as well as work closely with NTL to provide support through a five-year service contract. The deal is the result of over a decade of pioneering research and development work by NDS and NTL in the field of digital terrestrial broadcasting using OFDM transmission technology. NDS has been selected by NTL, following NTL's win of two major contracts to construct and operate digital terrestrial TV networks for Digital 3 & 4 Ltd. and for S4C/Channel 5/SDN.